My photographic adventures on the other side of the world

Life cycle

Inspired by some of my favourite doom metal album covers I decided to shoot my walk through a state forest in Bern entirely in black and white. The results can at times be nicely foreboding, but I find that the black and white treatment really emphasises the effect of light and the textures of the various subjects above all else.

One thing I really love about the Olympus OM-D cameras is the stabilsation technology. The above shot was handheld at 1/5 of a second and is more than sharp enough to see the detail in the wood even after the addition of some grain in post processing.